Barrow would be a Good Prime Minister.... Here's WHY!!!

Hey.. I personally don’t like Dean Barrow I have my reasons why, but its time for a change. I want to see another party try get this country on its feet looking after its ppl. Belize is a good country.. damn!! we got all these foreigners coming here starting businesses making money, we all know government helping them start shit with a lil money under the table.. I want to see some programs for Belizean to start up their own business.. damn it..

time to give the independents/third parties a try.

pudp is no longer a viable option. It is a strong opinion that the UDP are simply waiting for their turn. Please note i use the term "opinion" so no need to direct any personal attacks on me for that.

biggest prick i have ever met, if the UDP had a another leader they would have won last election

Ir seemes you are making shit up when YOU say "If Barrow is racist say why? Price as racist. He was willing to accept hispanics from Central America, but not black people from the Caribbean - like Haiti" lollolololol. You see the reason why many Hispanic are coming to Belize is due to the proximity and ease of getting in Belize from other central american countries. They come here becuase they are not well off in their own country. Now how the f&%k will not well of Haitians or other caribbean people get to Belize???? Paddling there way here?? I mean if they fly here that means they are well off in their own country. It's a simple fact that geoproximity is a great factor that determines the demographic of the people immigrating. C'mon you got mo sense than that redhead.
"Bad is never good until worse happens"

Let say Barrow likes MAKING MONEY, SO WHAT???

He has NEVER stolen taxpayers money, he has not stolen taxpayers assets. He makes money in his private practice, like he is suppose to do.

What is TOO MUCH? Has Barrow stolen to have TOO MUCH? Are some of us jealous that he is so well off? How can any of us judge he has TOO MUCH? Should he not be free to buy a Range Rover? or a nice house? A boat? or fancy clothes? I want to be like Barrow, that is how people should be living.

Or is a Black Man to be poor just like us, while leaders like Musa deserves to be rich. Are people angry at Barrow success? Are people prejudice against Barrow because he seems well off?

Are we the ones with prejudices, not Barrow.

I don't see anything that would stop Barrow from being a great Prime Minister... and I look forward to it.

He is too much all about the money. I always thought as barrow as one of the biggest PUP's.

Who seek knowledge deh wisdom increase.

NEVER in 15 years in public office have ANYONE called Barrow a racist. All of a sudden, Barrow is positioned to be Prime Minister, and now the racist are trying to brand Barrow a racist - WITHOUT SAYING WHY!!!

If Barrow is racist say why? Price as racist. He was willing to accept hispanics from Central America, but not black people from the Caribbean - like Haiti.

So, that make Price a WHITE RACIST.. but, many people had NO problem with that.

Maybe it is about time Belize have a Black Racist....

asshole you need to get your facts straight too...valley of peace, armenia and all those other settlements are hispanic people...spanish people no like black people...fock its like asking a kid if he wah drink sorosi...fock he wah turn he face and wah vamit pan you...the entire country of bze dont feel that way about barrow just the fucking "corn"...nuff hate...
I Remain,
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Stop trying to confuse yourself. We aint' talking about ALL Black leaders, we are simply talking about your SENCE, the Super-intelligent, Adonis Dean Oliver Barrow! who is a racist by all accounts.

Just go outside of Belize City and ask the people.

Go and visit the people in areas such a Valle Del Paz, Armenia, and other immigrant villages, and let then give you some of their personal accounts.

Please do your homework properly before you talk. I certainly have done mine, and feel confident that the people are not wrong when they say "DEAN BARROW is A BLACK RACIST!"

Remember back in 1998, after the UDP lost the General Elections to the PUP and Barrow was "crowned" Leader by Manuel Esquivel who resigned the next day.

Well then, that just goes to show that although Barrow might be seen as a favourite amongst the intellectuals, it does not mean that the ordinary people like Barrow.

Perhaps that is why the UDP has floundered so much in its attempts at obtaining the popular support amongst the people.

Barrow did not fight for the post of Leader. It was served on his on a silver platter by Manuel Esquivel.

This is why when Barrow is criticized, it is not necessarily a critisicm against the entire UDP>

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXCERT FROM THE CHANNEL 5 NEWS REPORT for MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1998:

Esquivel resigns as U.D.P. leader, Barrow takes over
While the P.U.P. representatives were forming a Cabinet in Belmopan, what was left of the Opposition gathered at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City to make some news of their own. After twenty-five years as a founding member, chairman and finally leader of the United Democratic Party, former Prime Minister Manuel Esquivel called it quits. Under the U.D.P.'s constitution the post falls to the deputy, and Dean Barrow made it clear that he is going to tackle the job with a renewed sense of energy. Patrick Jones reports.
The elevation of Dean Barrow to the leadership of the U.D.P., follows the resignation of Manuel Esquivel from the post on Sunday. Reading from a prepared statement, Esquivel told the press and well wishers that while he was passing on the baton, the party will continue to enjoy his full and active support.

Manuel Esquivel, Former Leader, U.D.P.
"I am determined to continue to serve the party in whatever way I can, because the United Democratic Party is the only party with a sincere commitment to serve the welfare of the Belizean people. I am part of a consensus that is convinced that we must prepare our party for the next century by a process of revitalization that includes administrative as well as political reconstruction."

That job of reconstruction is now in the lap of Dean Barrow who, while admitting that the task will not be an easy one, says it's a challenge he is ready to tackle head on.

Dean Barrow, Leader, U.D.P.
"It's going to be challenging, but not altogether difficult. Already Patrick, we have the makings of the team that can able us to put this process in place. What I'm saying is that we have been surprised by the number of persons, outstanding personalities actually, that already have come forward to say to us, look, democracy can potentially be in crisis as a result of the massive victory of the People's United Party. There is a need for a strong two party system. We if for no other reason than for that, wish to help the United Democratic Party to rebuild. So I don't have any doubts at all that the process, while it's going to be an arduous one, will be a successful one."

Barrow assumes control of a devastated party, one that has just suffered the most humiliating defeat in its twenty-five year history. The new leader says that while the substance of what the party stands for will not change, the style and approach will be revamped.

Dean Barrow
"Not institutionally but in terms of personality and that clearly is to the extent that we are different personalities. With respect to the ideals and objectives of the United Democratic Party, those remain the same. There clearly needs to be re-orientation. There needs to be refocusing; there needs to be a new sense of purpose created."

A sense of purpose that will have to withstand enormous challenges in view of the U.D.P.'s anaemic presence on the opposition bench in the House. And with the P.U.P.'s declared intention to merge the Senate and the House, Barrow says the persons he names as Senators will reflect the U.D.P.'s rebuilding effort.

Dean Barrow
"The appointees will be consistent with the party's position which I earlier placed on record. That is we're seeking to re-structure; we're seeking to rebuild and clearly that involves a search for new talent, a search for fresh blood if you will, so that the appointees must reflect that new determination of the United Democratic Party. Beyond that I can't go. I will say that no defeated candidate is going to be one of the two Senators."

As he prepares to take up his role in opposition, the new U.D.P. leader, in hindsight, said the massive defeat at the polls last Thursday was caused by a combination of factors.

Dean Barrow
"Our policies, clearly were extremely unpopular. We still think that they were the right policies, the only policies that the circumstances permitted. Perhaps the implementation left something to be desired, but we're not going to be resiled from our position, that we did what we had to do. But apart from that kind of unpopularity of our policies, the P.U.P., I give the party credit, ran the kind of campaign that was able to capture the minds of the people, that was able to appeal to the instincts and to the desires of the great bulk of the population."

Barrow predicts that the same combination of factors that worked in their favor, will in the long run come back to bite the P.U.P.

Dean Barrow
"Those huge expectations are going to have to be fulfilled. This is a country in difficult circumstance, it doesn't matter who is running the country, given what is happening internationally, this is a small, poor country in difficult circumstances. So it's going to be impossible to cater to all those demands. I don't know whether the money is unlimited but eventually I figure it's going to run out and that is also going to play a role. And as the government is forced, as it will be, to adopt some of the very policies that made us unpopular, that too is going to contribute to, I think, the quick unpopularity of the new government."

As Barrow and Esquivel stood shoulder to shoulder at this morning's press conference, the other members of team twenty-nine, minus the Elrington brothers, witnessed the closing of one chapter and the beginning of what may be a new political book. The author: Dean Barrow. Patrick Jones for News Five.

The formal election of a U.D.P. leader is the responsibility of the party's biennial conference. Mr. Barrow did not name a date for that gathering but it is expected that with Manuel Esquivel's blessing, his election should be assured. In related news the party's first substantive announcement under Barrow's leadership was to denounce the P.U.P.'s Cabinet selections as too numerous and more indicative of internal politics than sensible governance.

AND THIS WAS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE that MANUEL ESQUIVEL and the UDP could have made.... allowing Dean Barrow to become PARTY LEADER UNCONTESTED... Since this is the reason why the UD has not been able to WIN A GENERAL ELECTION YET!!!

Trust me on this one. Just talk to people around, and they will let you know.

Trust me, if someone CLEAN like CARLOS PERDOMO were to become PARTY LEADER, the UDP would SOAR in NO TIME, and the PUP GOVERNMENT would COLLAPSE in a VERY SHORT TIME!!! The people would just rise up in demonstrations against the PUP!!! But that is not happening because people by and large have grave reservations about DEAN BARROW.

After 15 years in public office, NO ONE has ever accused Dean Barrow of being a racist. However, because Dean Barrow is positioned to be the next Prime Minister, all of a sudden the PUP Leaders have started campaign to call his racist.

Are anyone of you buying that garbage???

Please read the following article of the attempted coverup of the corruption scandal in the last UDP Administration (1993-1998) by unethical/corrupt attempts by now UDP Deputy Leader Gaspar Vega (then 2x Defeated UDP Town Council Candidate) not to pay duties or taxes upon the importation of a brand-new Range Rover (sounds almost like the Zabaneh's from down south, who do not want to pay duties on their vehicles also).

Mr. Barrow as the the Minister of Government did everyting possible to help PROTECT Gaspar Vega, even to the extent of STICKING OUT HIS NECK FOR HIM, by overnight becoming a DIRECTOR and even holding a NOMINAL SHAREHOLDING in Northern Cable Network (although everybody knows that Barrow was never a media person or was never working in the media) in order for him to take charge of the LANDROVER, and defend the Government's attempts to take it away due to the EVASION of TAXES (yes, this is CORRUPTION - my friend).

WARNING: - So PLEASE BE CAREFUL when YOU REFER TO either DEAN BARROW or GASPAR VEGA as CLEAN:

CHANNEL 5 NEWS ARCHIVE: February 5, 1999.
Leader of the Opposition's vehicle confiscated by police
Opposition Leader Dean Barrow still in courtroom garb raced to his home in Buttonwood Bay this afternoon to try and stop Customs officers from taking a 1998 Range Rover from his garage. The vehicle has been the subject of a week long tug of war between Barrow and the Ministry of Economic Development which claims that his receiving it duty free as a Director of Northern Cable Network Limited was a breach of the company's duty free concession. When Barrow arrived on the scene he was able to prevent the officials from taking it, at least for a while with the assistance of his brother Denys and a court injunction issued against the customs officials.
Denys Barrow
"We just came out of the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice and got another injunction against the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Development, against the Acting Comptroller of Customs, against Mr. Karl Tillett and against Mr. Ramirez, whose an officer in the Ministry of Economic Development, against all of them in their personal capacities restraining them until any further order of the court from taking or retaining possession of the vehicle."

Although the Customs officer and the tow truck they had hired was stopped from taking the high priced ride, Dean Barrow was incensed at the action which he claims is politically motivated, He told News Five he intends to sue for the damage to his property and what he described as the violation of his rights. He says he is entitled to the vehicle because he is not only a Director of Northern Cable, but also shareholder.

Dean Barrow, Leader of Opposition, U.D.P.
"Absolutely tyrannical government; the ordinary citizen is still protected by the law and by the Constitution so I'm glad that this happened; I am."

Q: "So will you sue for damage to property?"

Dean Barrow
"Absolutely I will sue for punitive damages because it's not just the damage to the gate or to the garage. It's the damages to the breech of my Constitutional Rights for the invasion of my privacy; for subjecting me to this kind of procedure which is absolutely unauthorized without jurisdiction and contrary to law."

Q: "What is your relationship with Northern Cable?"

Dean Barrow
"I am also a director and a shareholder. There are two directors of the company: myself and Mr. Gaspar Vega. Mr. Vega is the principal shareholder and he is also a U.D.P. candidate of ours for the Town Board Elections last time in Orange Walk, so in my view the entire thing is political and the company is a competitor of Johnny Briceño's in the cable business in Orange Walk.

Because remember that the initial action to revoke the concession caused the comptroller to write to the company to say not only the company's vehicle but every single item imported by the company duty free at the time of the concession must now pay duty. Obviously the whole idea is to cripple, to put the company out of business."

But Barrow was mistaken if he believed that stopping the Customs officers meant the Ministry would give up, and about an hour later, when Barrow had left the premises, police and city transport officers returned to successfully tow the vehicle away. According to Solicitor General Gian Ghandi, the Ministry was within its rights to confiscate the Range Rover since criminal charges have been filed against Northern Cable Network and the vehicle is to be presented as evidence. If found guilty the company would be liable for paying three times the value of the duty on the vehicle which according to the concession could only be used by members of the management team, consisting of Gaspar Vega and Juan Hernandez, not lent out to anyone else.

The concession also stipulated that the vehicle must be used for company business and the Ministry was not satisfied that it had ever been used for this purpose. He also said that the Ministry has revoked the company's development concession and that this is a separate issue from the criminal charges. He also said that Barrow had been asked repeatedly by the Ministry to hand over the vehicle, but refused to do so.

The controversy over the concession given to Gaspar Vega and Northern Cable goes back over a year. At the time of the granting of the duty free privileges it was pointed out in several letters to the Ministry of Economic Development that there was no economic justification for giving such help to a cable television company which employed only a handful of people. Inspite of those objections Prime Minister Manuel Esquivel granted the unprecedented concession to Vega, a well known U.D.P. supporter. Among the first of his duty free purchases was a new Range Rover... which eventually found its way into Dean Barrow's garage... and now the hands of authorities.

face it...musa is no good, so i barrow...from crook to crook, rass to rass, barrow just as bad, and arrogant and racist as hell to boot. tell me, what problems can he fix? leaving the country might help.

Makes him an EXCELLENT candidate to be Prime Minister of Belize.

He has demonstrated honesty in public office.

He has shown that he can solve problems that Belizeans face.

We all accept that he is inteligent and would be a good spokesman for Belize.

Barrow RECORD as a Minster of Government in 1984, and again as Deputy Prime Minister in 1993, gives him the experience and the knowledge necessary to lead Belize out of the mess it is in. Barrow was part of the team that resolved the crisis left by the PUP in 1984 - and kicked out the IMF.

NO one can accuse Barrow of stealing government money. Hence, the OIL Revenue would be protected and go to the ordinary man. The common man would get help, with at least 50% of the oil coming to them, rather than the 5% Musa is giving.

If the debt crisis is not that biggest economic problem that needs resolve, I don't know what is. Barrow can resolve it.

If the OIL is not the biggest opportunity for Belizeans to get out of poverty, I don't know what is. Barrow would certainly get more of the OIL for Belizeans. I want more oil for my kids, and my future generation. Do you???

Hey Buddy,

Just remember that when you smoke your weed and get blunted, don't go around harassing the poor women.

If you like your weed, and want to be junky in life, it is your life for you to live and destroy. But don't go messing around with others, trying to destroy their lives because you disagree with their views.

If BelizeanBeauty wishes to express her views, note them, even if you do not agree with them. But don't in your maddened weedsmoking warped mind go accusing her or anyone of being something, because the "monsters" in your mind told you so.

Go to sleep, and hopefully come off the drugs, you moron!!!

I am sure your poor mother must be praying for you to get off those drugs!

You are not God almighty, and cannot play God and behave as if you know the lady is surely not expressing what comes from deep within her.

So chill.... and peace brother, lest you want a little roughing up to make you get your senses back!!!

u sure type a lot BelizeanBeauty...but the words don't mean shit. you're the type of person who will be quick to point out shit but yet don't do anything to help. you can sit there and talk shit about how you know PUP corrupted and bad.....yet you're the type of person that wouldn't vote for anyone else if they were not PUP. even if you swear on your mother's name that you would vote for someone other than PUP....YOU WOULD NOT. so don't come preach stupidness about "i'm not a PUP"....we here at Koncas.cum have heard that for years now. Did you notice from my previous post that i didn't say anything about UDP? Not because i told you PUP full of shit means i'm telling you to vote UDP. i've never voted down the line and i never will....BUT as of the last election i've been giving VIP some votes because i refuse to be a FANATIC like you !

Fuck You, Have A Nice Day.

personally. I do think I know the ordinary people, and the ordinary people care about the stew chicken and rice & beans, or stew chicken and corn tortilla, or stew chicken and cassava bread. My point being that the ordinary man cares about how corruption affects his diner table, they don't give 2 shits if a man wave at them or not. Just as long as things are flowing, now if things stop flowing and the Man no wave then that’s a different story.

I was in Belize last week and I spent most of my time around farmers and people that toil the land. I can tell you that I left Belize feeling re-energized and happy about the outlook of our country. Not because of our present situation but only because of the conversation I had with these farmers, not the big farmers like Zabaneh & Co., I am talking about the little man that has little to no education but a whole lot of common sense. NO double talking, just straight to the point. The conversation I had with them was more intellectually stimulating than with any PHD, these guys were conscious and saw through all the shams from both parties. We have a tough road ahead but we also have citizens that have grown up over night, away from the hands out mentality and towards a do for myself and if you offer me a hand I will take it to bring myself up mentality…

you are entitled to your opinion and this is just a place for discussion.

plus you are anonymous...

Sir, please note that I am not a PUP. I do not intend to vote PUP in the next elections. I know that the PUP is corrupt. But that does NOT mean I will AUTOMATICALLY vote UDP. Because remember, the fact that the PUP is corrupt does not mean that the UDP are as CLEAN as ANGELS and SAINTS.

In fact, I know for a fact that within the UDP their are many persons that are in top positions that are VERY CORRUPT, and are just waiting for the UDP to WIN, for them to start RAPING this country also.

SO do not try to behave as if we young people are stupid and blind not to notice this.

Take as an example in the North, where Mr. Barrow's Assistant is a BIG MAFIA BOSS, who has been involved in Fraud in the US, Narcotrading, Big Contraband, Bribery of Public Officers (Police and Customs Officers), to name a few. He is a real Hustler, and I and many persons are convinced that Belize will be in big trouble the day he and the UDP wins.

Because right now, as the UDP Leadership Structure is set up, if the UDP wins along with Barrow and Verga and other corruptive elements within the UDP, we Belizeans are not being guaranteed a better, corrupt-free government.

So please stop playing Anansi with us the people..... OK

That is why I would prefer to VOTE for a THIRD PARTY or NEW PARTY, rather than vote for the UDP under Barrow and Verga!!!

Please note that I AM NOT PUP! I would CONSIDER VOTING UDP, but THE UDP MUST have someone else, someone other than Barrow, as its leader.

Like many people around me, I do not trust Barrow. Call it a gut feeling, but many members of my family, and friends, believe that Barrow is a wolf in sheep's clothing. He has some serious dictatorial tendencies.

If Barrow as Party Leader is able to get up before a crowd of HIS UDP Supporters, who approach him in order to kindly bring to his attention a problem, and he gets pissed off by this, and cusses them in big bad words, and issues out threats of vengeance against them and those involved, then what can those who are NOT UDPs expect from Barrow.

There is no doubt that Barrow is a vindictive person, who if he gains ultimate power, shall use it for the wrong purposes.

DO NOT GET ME WRONG - I think I would vote UDP IF SOMEONE OTHER THAN DEAN BARROW is leading the UDP.

When Barrow CHOOSES to get rid of the reformers, and embraces the corruptive elements within the UDP, such as the Con-Artist, Fraudsman, Narcoman and Chief Contrabandista in Ornage Walk Gaspar Verga, then he is esning us all a clear message.... "IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY..."

And as the US President Roosevelt once said, no man who condones corruption, even in others, can serve the public well. Because Power itself Corrupts, and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely,.

BY THE WAY, it CARLOS PERDOMO was Party Leader, I would definitely vote UDP, because Carlos is a far different person than Dean Barrow. Carlos is humble, and will treat everyone with the dignity and respect that they deserve. Maybe he learnt that from his teaching days. But I admire Carlos.

Barrow is different. He thinks only he is smart. He thinks he needs not listen to others. he thinks he is the fountain of all knowledge and intelligence....

Well, let's see how far he will get with that.

In my opinion, I am not ANTI-UDP, but just ANTI-BARROW because I TRULY BELIEVE that he would make A TERRIBLE PRIME MINISTER, perhaps even worse than SAID MUSA, since he is already condoning and entertaining the corrupt elements within the UDP to have their way!!!

BELIZE NEEDS NEW, GOOD, HONEST, HUMBLE LEADERS - no Musa or Barrow or the likes of them! NO MORE CORRUPTION please.
Submitted by BelizeanBeauty on Mon, 2006-11-06 22:39. Politics
I read about the recent poll by Spear. I believe that most people do not trust the PUP, but neither do they trust the UDP which is currently being led by Dean Barrow.

In the view of many of my friends, who are all attending college/university, Musa needs to go, but Barrow cannot be allowed to become Prime Minister, because he cannot be trusted. He has shown himself to lack many of the qualities that make a good leader, and these deficiencies might lead to him becoming a far worse leader than we have ever seen.

Many young people are concerned about Barrow becoming the next Prime Minister of Belize, and would therefore prefer to vote for a NEW PARTY with a new, more honest, sincere, and humble face at its helm!

In my humble opinion, I prefer to vote for a THIRD PARTY over the UDP under Dean Barrow, because I believe that the UDP under the leadership of Barrow shall lead us to MUCH MORE CORRUPTION and ABUSE of AUTHORITY than we have ever seen!

I agree that DEAN BARROW will not make a Good Prime Minister.

beautifully said Road fly that is perfectly right. The division or ecthinic groups is a thing of the past.People have come so close over the years that it if just foolish to call someone kroffy or carob now or even panya cause we are all belizean now. were to mix for that i love that about our people. it only make thing easyer for the young people who have so much as a person to worry about enough these days. than to think about race and color.

Our country is in a financial bind; we can't meet our financial obligations to the international community/investors. Our one promising resource is the oil industry, and this gov. is allowing these people to rape us. I doubt that the new taxes will be retro-active, going back to the very first barrel. These guys have shipped 73 PLUS million dollars in oil and our gov. has only rec'd 3 MINUS million dollars? That works out to about 4 percent. With all this said we have people talking about Royal Kriol and Mestizo and Garifuna, blah, blah, blah. Has anyone taken a look at cayo? Has anyone seen the beautiful black-Spanish women ( I da man so I will notice the women) out there? I don't see a racial divide that is a thing of the past. I see people trying to create a fake division along race lines just for political mileage. Is this the PUP strategy for the next election? Come on give us a little credit, we'll see right through the smoke and mirrors.

First off, I heard what A. Smith had to say about Barrow, and what an old US President had to say about honesty.

But what does BelizeansBeauty thinks and why?

Did she examine Barrow performance while he was Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1984-89? Did she examine Barrow performance between 1993-98 as Deputy Prime Minister? NO!!! At least that is not what I am getting from the discussion.

I know what A. Smith thinks of Barrow. But, she did not examine Barrow performance as a Minister of Government, she was angry about Barrow the UDP Leader about a party matter. I don't care how Barrow runs the UDP, once he can run the country and run it well.

When there was gang war in the streets, no one seems to be able to get it under control. Barrow did! Barrow's performance as Foreign Minister between 1984-89 was outstanding that it was rumored the PUP would ask him to say on.

Barrow is an honest man. Barrow is also a successful lawyer who represents a lot of wealthy clients. No one has EVER accused Barrow of stealing or raiding Taxpayers for his personal wealth. What is the substance of the case to say Barrow is not honest? It is that he makes an honest living being a very successful lawyer. Does that make some people jealous of him?

BelizeanBeauty needs to do some real analysis of the information she has, review Barrow 15 years in public office, then draw her conclusions on Barrow. Right now, all her opinions on Barrow is what OTHER PEOPLE with an agenda are saying about Barrow.

good god, look what the PUP have done to this country and people can still in "good concience" consider to vote for them. I mean you have to be a total moron, a total asshole, or just a total fuck stick. I mean do we even have to list the very long list of shit the PUP have done? Is there 1 month that passes that some scandal isn't revealed? Ok, you want some key words?

BTL
DFC
SSB
BWS
BEL
BZE PORT
BNE
Ara Macaw
SATIM
Stake Bank Caye
Carnival Cruise
Ascroft
Musa
Fonseca
Feinstien
Zabaneh
Godfrey
............need i say fucking more?

Fuck You, Have A Nice Day.

Redhead, please carefully reflect on the real meaning of these words, and answer us if they do not apply to your EXTREMELEY INTELLECTUALLY TALENTED UDP LEADER DEAN BARROW?

In the words of former President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt:

“No man who is corrupt, no man who condones corruption in others, can possibly do his duty to the community … We cannot afford to differ on the question of honesty if we expect our republic permanently to endure. Honesty is not so much a credit as an ABSOLUTE PREREQUISITE to efficient service to the public. Unless a man is honest, we have no right to keep him in public life; it matters not HOW BRILLIANT his capacity.”

Redhead, please carefully reflect on the real meaning of these words, and answer us if they do not apply to your EXTREMELEY INTELLECTUALLY TALENTED UDP LEADER DEAN BARROW?

In the words of former President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt:

“No man who is corrupt, no man who condones corruption in others, can possibly do his duty to the community … We cannot afford to differ on the question of honesty if we expect our republic permanently to endure. Honesty is not so much a credit as an ABSOLUTE PREREQUISITE to efficient service to the public. Unless a man is honest, we have no right to keep him in public life; it matters not HOW BRILLIANT his capacity.”

Question: Which of the Seven Qualities set out by the Association of Citizens who are concerned about CORRUPT and BAD LEADERS does your so called "great leader" Dean Barrow possess?

Redhead, after reading my response, please use your brain a little and remove your political red (Barrow) lens, and reflect a little on the information.

After you have done this, answer me whether you do not agree with me that perhaps it might be better for Barrow to step aside and let someone more appropriate lead the UDP! Barrow is so detested and mistrusted by most people, that he will simply mess up the UDP and lead it to yet another DEFEAT!

In fact, please read or refresh your mind on this other recent posting which I also found somewhere on this website:

PLEASE RESIGN MR. BARROW AS OPPOSITION LEADER
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Submitted by Rodd on Tue, 2006-10-17 18:23.
- PRESS RELEASE –
Tuesday, October 17, 2006

The Association of Citizens Concerned about Bad and Corrupt Leaders (the “ACCBCL”), would like through this medium to inform the general public that it calls upon the Leader of Opposition to immediately resign from his post as Leader of Opposition, and allow another person who is better suited for the post to take charge in advance of the holding of the next General Elections.

The ACCBCL would like to point out that it is a national organization which seeks the best possible quality leadership available for the country of Belize, and accordingly must now voice its opinion as to the inadequacy of the current Leader of the Opposition to properly represent the interests of all the people of Belize, especially the poorest and neediest in our society.

The ACCBCL is composed of all persons who seek an end to the bad and corrupt leadership that has become the norm amongst politicians. Its members include persons who have formerly been supporters or sympathizers of the PUP, UDP, and other non-politically-alligned persons.

The ACCBCL would like to point out that it makes this public call for the immediate resignation of the Leader of the Opposition given that it believes that although the current government has failed in many of its promises and commitments to the Belizean people, the current Leader of the Opposition offers no superior, but perhaps a worse, quality of leadership for Belize. The membership of the ACCBCL is convinced that electing the current Leader of the Opposition as Prime Minister shall be “like changing black dog fu monkey,” and the Belizean public shall experience more bad leadership and corruption under such leadership (if not worse).

The ACCBCL takes this opportunity to point out that the seven (7) essential qualities of a good political leader are:

(1) WISDOM: - The quality which enables man to apply knowledge in a way pleasing to God. It allows persons to exercise good, prudent, and righteous judgment and avoid making bad decisions or decisions made for the wrong reasons. Foolishness is the opposite of wisdom.

(2) DISCERNMENT: - The quality which enables a man to distinguish between good and evil, and allows him to do the right things in life, and to stand up for his beliefs and principles, even if it means swimming against the tide of time. It allows for the exercise of good judgment, with a sensitivity to the needs of others. It includes the idea of testing or examination in order to make a determination. Shortsightedness is the opposite of discernment – the inability to perceive what is true, good and right.

(3) FAITH: - The quality which enables man to live in the certainty of God’s statements, promises and directives. It allows a man to remain true, faithful and devoted to his beliefs, values, principles, and integrity. Faith believes God and acts upon His word. The opposite of faith is unbelief and dishonesty which always results in disobedience.

(4) LOYALTY: - The quality which enables man to remain true and devoted to his God, his family, his friends, his beliefs, his values, his principles and his personal integrity. Its opposites are duplicity, treachery, infidelity, deceit, falseness, pretense, dishonesty, fraud, and adultery.

(5) HUMILITY: - The quality which enables man to do what is pleasing to God, instead of what is pleasurable to him or acceptable to other men. It is what makes man able to regard others more important than himself. Pride, conceit, vanity, snobbery, self-importance, arrogance, vainglory are opposites of humility.

(6) INTEGRITY: - The quality of wholeness; consistent uprightness. It is that which enables man to deal with his fellowmen in all honesty. It is the state in which man could say, “I’ve got nothing to hide.” His life is characterized as being transparent and beyond reproach. Deceitfulness, dishonesty, evasiveness, wickedness, crookedness, deceptiveness are opposites of integrity.

(7) COURAGE: - The quality which enables man to confront danger or difficulty without wavering; bravery, gallantry, firmness. The highest degree of courage is seen in the uncompromising person who stands alone and refuses to submit his beliefs, values, integrity, and principles to the pressures of humiliation, torture, physical, psychological, emotional, economic or financial punishment, torment, abuse, pain or rejection. Good courage stands firm on the word of God; bad courage might be blind, daring or stupid boldness. Courage can also become bad when it takes on an extreme form and becomes converted into Audacity, Impudence and Overconfidence, with little concern about the impact that a man’s actions shall have upon others. Scripture instructs us: “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord” (Psalm 27:14). “Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord” (Psalm 31:24).

In the words of former President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt:

“No man who is corrupt, no man who condones corruption in others, can possibly do his duty to the community … We cannot afford to differ on the question of honesty if we expect our republic permanently to endure. Honesty is not so much a credit as an ABSOLUTE PREREQUISITE to efficient service to the public. Unless a man is honest, we have no right to keep him in public life; it matters not HOW BRILLIANT his capacity.”

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The following is an excert of a posting elsewhere, of a letter by some Smith person concerning who is the real Dean Barrow.

If you don't believe what Smith and so many other say about Barrow, then do not be surprised if the UDP LOSES BIG TIME the next elections. It is because of numbskulls like you who have your head up in the clouds or stuck in your ass, that the UDP is losing massive mileage every day.

Remember the SPEAR POLL. Last year, 65.7% of those polled claimed they WOULD VOTE UDP. This year (one year later), the poll indicates that those numbers have plummetted from almost 66% to just 32% (and am I lying, Redhead, or am I correct). That represents a decrease in popular support for the UDP of 33.7%.

That means that the UDP's support amongst the Belizean population has FALLEN, REDUCED, or PLUMMETTED by some 51.29% (call it 52%). So more than half of the 2005 support for the UDP has been removed, left, or evaporated. The question is why has the UDP suffered such a tremendous reduction in popular support? Answer: Because of people like you, who think that everyone out here is an intellectual. I agree that maybe there is the need for beauracrats, but in Belize, the Prime Minister cannot afford to be one. Maybe it if OK for the President of the United States to be like that, but not in Belize, REDHEAD.

Oh, and by the way, here is the posting that explains a little about who is the real Dean Barrow:

SORRY, BUT DEAN BARROW IS NOT PRIME MINISTERIAL MATERIAL!!!
Submitted by BelizeanNationalist on Tue, 2006-10-17 18:43.
Please see copy of letter obtained from the local press:

Dear Sir,

RE: PLEASE RESIGN MR. BARROW TO ALLOW THE UDP TO BE ABLE TO WIN THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTIONS!

Please allow me some space also to indicate my and my family’s complete disagreement with your statement that Mr. Dean Barrow is the “Prime Minister in-waiting”, since we are of the view that Mr. Barrow is not Prime Ministerial material, and does not deserve to even be referred to or given the aura of a Prime Minister in-waiting, as you stated in last week’s Amandala newspaper. We appeal to you at Amandala to stop being racially biased towards any and everything that is black (including Dean Barrow), and stop lobbying for Dean Barrow to become Prime Minister simply because he is a black man like you. There are plenty other black men who could do a superior job than Mr. Barrow, and who truly exhibit the virtues and qualities that are needed in a good Prime Minister. And please remember not to count your chickens before they hatch…. because the electorate is fickle and can quickly change their minds overnight. And like me, I fear that many of the electorate are already changing their minds and regretting the decision they made on March 1. And another thing, please STOP trying to LIE to yourself and making the HUGE MISTAKE of believing that the people of Belize voted UDP on March 1 because of Dean Oliver Barrow! I have spoken to many people who have confided to me that they reluctantly voted UDP on March 1, because they do not like and do not trust the UDP leader Dean Barrow, but simply wanted to send a clear message to the PUP to tighten up and fix up the mess they were creating, or face being voted out at the next General Election. This does not mean that these persons, like me and my family, will vote UDP at the next General Elections, especially with the recent high-handed actions of the UDP Leader Dean Barrow and those in power and control in the UDP!

Having said that, please allow me some space in your newspaper to express my and my family’s complete disgust and dissatisfaction with the decision of the Leader of the Opposition Dean Barrow in removing the young, courageous, dynamic, hardworking, popular, and certainly people-oriented leader, Marcel Cardona, as a Senator.

Let me continue by saying that I feel absolutely disgusted with the decision of Mr. Dean Barrow because I feel Mr. Barrow’s decision is a direct betrayal of the democratic principle that we all have a right to voice our own opinions and make our own decisions, without fear of any political persecution and victimization by those persons in power and authority and those persons who make the critical decisions. Mr. Barrow’s decision is an early indication and warning sign for all of us of the viciousness and boldness of a much anticipated future UDP Government in persecuting and victimizing all those persons who differ in opinions or political beliefs from those who are in control of the UDP Government, whether the political enemies of the UDP are members of the PUP or internal opponents or dissidents of the UDP, who simply disagree with the decisions of the UDP Leaders and decision-makers. This would certainly lead us in the direction of a future dictatorship like in Cuba, Iran, Iraq, or North Korea, where to survive and stay alive, one must seal shut one’s mouth and innermost views and thoughts, and NEVER make the MISTAKE of opening one’s mouth to criticize clearly bad decisions being made by the UDP decision-makers, which hurt or go against the interests of the masses of common people and the poor. The much anticipated liberators of Belize (i.e. the UDP) are already showing themselves to be and shall soon enough reveal themselves to be the complete opposite of what they wish to portray themselves as. The UDP shall really become the true tyrants, dictators and enslavers of Belize and its current democratic tradition and institutions.

And no amount of explanation or window-dressing by Mr. Barrow that it is preferable to put in new people to show that the UDP has talent can convince me that this was not a deliberate and targeted assassination of Mr. Cardona by Mr. Barrow and Mr. Vega. None of the three new UDP Senators brings any additional strength, popularity, or talent to the UDP, than what Mr. Cardona was already providing the UDP with. That was clearly as witchhunt and an a clear act of victimization by Mr. Barrow and Mr Vega, and the Belizean people must beware of worse things to come under Barrow and Vega if these are elected in office and given the power to rule the next Government of Belize!

It if for this reason that Mr. Dean Barrow’s decision sent some cold shivers through my body, as I got a rare glimpse of the true future of Belize under D. Barrow (Dictator Barrow) as Prime Minister and the UDP as the future Government of Belize. Under the dictatorial leadership of Dean (Dictator) Barrow and any future UDP Government, there will be zero tolerance for dissidents, and zero tolerance for any opposition to Dean (the “Dictator”) Barrow and those persons who are in control (e.g. Gaspar “El Millionario” Vega) under any future UDP Government. Belize shall become a Police State, whereby many of the atrocities and state-sponsored murders and assassinations of the other Central American territories like El Salvador shall become the order of the day in Belize!

Mr. Dean (the “Dictator”) Barrow’s decision completely disregarded the interests of hundreds, if not thousands of persons in the Orange Walk East Division and throughout the Orange Walk and Corozal Districts, who came to Mr. Marcel’s defence when they first heard about the plans by Mr. Gaspar “El Millionario” Vega with the connivance of Mr. Dean (the Dictator) Barrow to unjustifiedly silence, persecute and victimize Mr. Marcel for simply having exercised his democratic right to express his support for Mr. Carlos “Bushin” Perdomo rather than the Millionaire Vega at the UDP National Convention. If Mr. Dean Barrow can place himself up for sale to the highest bidder, including the head of the newly-formed Northern Mafia which is based in Orange Walk (i.e. Mr. Gaspar “El Millionario” Vega – the Mafia Boss), then I am proud of Mr. Marcel for standing up for his principles and what is the right thing to do, even if it means dying for his beliefs with his fighting boots on.

But this lack of sensitivity to the needs, wants and desires of the people are certainly characteristic of Mr. Dean “the Dictator” Barrow, who does not care what are the views of anyone, except himself. This reminds me of the words of Mr. Barrow, when he cursed a group of his very own UDP Supporters in the foulest and most indecent of words, when they accosted him at the UDP Orange Walk Central Convention in San Estevan to complain to him of the highly disrespectful attitudes of Mr. Gaspar “El Millionario” Vega and Mr. Chendo Urbina towards Mr. Marcel. Mr. Barrow shouted at his supporters when one of them responded to his cursing, that “he (Barrow) does not give a f*** if they (the UDP Supporters) want to go and vote PUP, because he (Barrow) does not fear them and does not NEED their VOTE to WIN the next General Elections!” In essence, Mr. Barrow feels that no matter what happens from now to General Election Day, it is already pre-destined for the UDP to win big the next General Elections and for him to become the next and first Black Prime Minister of Belize! If this is the sort of arrogance and disregard for the wishes of the people which Mr. Barrow now shows, I certainly would not like to see Mr. Barrow get any more power, since if he does, I fear that his head shall become so inflated, that it shall burst from his egotistical, boastful, self-praising and clearly inherently arrogant nature. Certainly, this is not the kind of person we would like as a Prime Minister to lead this country forward, and steer our ship through the turbulent economic difficulties which we now find ourselves in. Clearly, Dean Barrow would make a far worse Prime Minister than even Said Musa and Ralph Fonseca put together, because at least under these two, we have seen them listening to the voice of the people when they set up the Special Select Committee of the Senate to investigate the Social Security Scandal, and the DFC Commission of Enquiry to investigate the mismanagement at the DFC. Had Mr. Barrow been a little less of Dean Barrow, and a little more the politician like Said Musa, he would have listened to the voice of the people before making his decision to eliminate Mr. Marcel in order to please El Millionario Vega, el Lider de La Mafia del Norte. Had Mr. Barrow been more like a true politician and less of the dictator that he is, he would have sought to strike a balance between El Millionario Vega and Mr. Marcel, and kept Mr. Marcel as a Senator, and told El Millionario to satisfy himself with his post of being Deputy Leader. But no, in characteristic high-handed, arrogant and no-give-a-darn fashion, he enfuriates and angers perhaps thousand of people by publicly persecuting and victimizing Mr. Marcel for standing up for his beliefs.

In my view, Mr. Marcel is being made a martyr of the cause of good governance, accountability, honesty and integrity in government, by refusing to give up his principles for fear of political persecution and victimization, and economic reprisals against him!

It is my belief that Mr. Cardona must be commended for his valiant efforts in defending his principles and beliefs of a corruption-free society, and we the good thinking people must rally around him to defend him against any further political persecution by the sell-out Mr. Dean (the “Dictator”) Barrow and his increasingly visible corruption-ridden coherts, who seek to take our country from bad to worse, from a state of corruption, to a state of the putrification of our country.

I voted UDP in the last Town Council Elections and feel ashamed and disgusted at having made this decision which helped the UDP to win the municipal elections nationally. I certainly take up issue with those who claim that people throughout Belize voted UDP because they love Dean Barrow and his good looks, because had I been forced to vote for Dean Barrow or anyone else, I would certainly have preferred to vote for anyone else OTHER than the arrogant Dean Barrow. And I certainly do not believe that because he is a black man, we (especially the Black people) must vote for him. If you are a good leader, whether black, white, yellow, brown, red or any other color, you deserve the support of the people. But if you are a bad leader, even if you are black, you simply do not deserve the love, trust, and support of the people, Mr. Barrow! Please get that straight! Your black complexion is not a passport for you to travel from Leader of the Opposition to become Prime Minister of Belize!

I certainly do not trust Mr. Barrow. I do not trust the very man who on the one hand appears to defend the Trade Unions and on the other hands, sells himself to the special interest groups when he defends Michael Ashcroft and then claims that “don’t worry. I am being handsomely paid for my services.” I do not feel comfortable with a man who aspires to become Prime Minister, and as the Leader of the Opposition, publicly defends the biggest criminals, drug dealers and drug barons in Belize, against the wishes of our biggest trade partner and ally, the mighty United States. These actions by Mr. Barrow, who many times challenges the extradition request of the United States, threatens our good relations with the United States, and the very economic welfare of our nation.

I do not trust a man (no matter how smart or intelligent he is like Mr. Barrow) who claims that he stands up for what is good and right in society, yet he is willing to sell his alleged principles, good character and personal integrity for money and the love of material wealth. I have little confidence in a man who accepts Land Rovers as birthday gifts from wealthy clients, to whom he then feels beholden to. What about the thousands of poor people who cannot afford to give him a brand-new Land Rover for his birthday gift. What about them? Will Dean Barrow have time to attend to these countless poor people, to listen to their concerns, and do what is necessary to address their concerns? Or will he only have time for those who can afford to give him big, expensive gifts like Land Rovers for his birthday?

And my view is shared by many of the people I know. I know many Mennonites who have expressed that they have a gut-feeling that Mr. Barrow is a deceptive person, and would not make a good leader because he is arrogant, egotistical, high-handed, and loves money so much, that he is prepared to sacrifice his own personal integrity and reputation for the love of money. To these persons, he inspires no confidence as a good leader, and in their opinion, he would make the worse Prime Minister we have ever seen. Mr. Barrow’s character is certainly not what the Mennonite religion teaches that true leaders of the people should be like. Humility and respect for those around him are certainly not known to Mr. Barrow.

To the Mestizos and Mayas, Mr. Barrow is a black racist, who resents the reality of the current demographics, whereby the Mestizo’s and Mayas now far outnumber the Creoles, and gone are the days of the ROYAL CREOLES like Mr. Barrow and his family. Mr. Barrow objected to the granting of thousands of Nationality Certificates for Central American who met the requirements under the law for the grant of Belizean Nationality under the last UDP Manuel Esquivel Government, whilst at the same time, lobbied hard the introduction of thousands of black Haitian Refugees into Belize. Mr. Barrow wanted as many black Haitians to be brought to Belize, so that Belize can become the Black Central American Republic in the Heart of Central America. There are countless stories of how Mr. Barrow has treated with disdain and disrespect persons of Mestizo descent due to the color of their skins. And Mestizo’s must not and will not forget, Mr. Barrow!

And amongst the Garifunas, Mr. Barrow is know to believe himself to be better than them, as the British white royalty runs through his vains, the blood of his white ancestors such as Superintendant Barrow who fought in the Battle of St. George’s Caye.

And to the Creoles, Mr. Barrow is known to be arrogant and consider himself to be the King of the Creoles, as he is a Royal Creole! He believes that by divine right, he is to be crowned King of the Creoles, and the first Black Royal Creole Prime Minister of Belize! God save us from this ever happening!

It is for these reasons that I publicly call for the immediate resignation of Dean Oliver Barrow as the Leader of the Opposition! I truly believe that if Dean Barrow continues as Leader of the Opposition, the Opposition shall be doomed to continue as Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition for at least the next five years. It is obvious that the UDP cannot and will not win the next General Elections under the leadership of Dean Barrow and the likes of him! And I certainly prefer supporting the PUP, than the UDP under the Bad Leadership of Dean Barrow! So Mr. Barrow, please RESIGN NOW before it is too late for the UDP!

So Mr. Barrow, you in all your wisdom should do the only right thing you can possible do, which is RESIGN as Leader of the Opposition, and allow another person who hopefully shall be more honest, humble, and sincere to become the Leader of the Opposition. Only by your resignation, shall the UDP really have any serious chance of winning the next General Elections! As the fish starts rotting from the head first, so the UDP is absolutely rotting with Dean Barrow as its head.

May God lead us in the right direction, and save us from the snare and lure of bad leaders like Mr. Barrow.

Yours sincerely,

A Smith

I try to find a Jewish doctor, if I need a lawyer I try to find a Jewish lawyer. The logic being that they love money so much that they do a good job because a bad job would mean less referrals and less money. Absolutely nothing wrong with working hard and playing hard, isn’t that the whole idea ? You get financially rewarded for your hard work...

People see what they want to see, let’s talk about the current conflicts of interest:

Airport Contracted granted to friends & family, with his law firm handling the paperwork.

New Port EIA-injunction being withdrawn by the solicitor general who is also a member of his law firm, and has interest in the port contract.

Special deals with the Oil Company, who has ties to his second family.

(Give me a couple more minutes and I can probably come up with 10 more high profile incedents.)

Not to mention the countless number of drug dealers, and murderers that his firm or he represented, but that is your argument. I don't think there is anything wrong with that part since every single Belizean has the right to be represented by counsel. Well every single Belizean except the 2 drug dealers that were handed over to U.S. marshals without any kind of court proceedings under Musa.

At the end of the day I think we are being hypocrites when we talk about representation; if that’s the man's profession then he has a duty to fight tooth and nail for his client.

It is not what OTHER people think. WHAT DO YOU THINK???

Stop telling me how the common man feels, I know what the common man feels. How do YOU feel?

I don't see anything greedy or opportunistic in representing a wealthy client. IF Barrow was a fly-by-night lawywer, you would be complaining he is a no-good lawyer who should not be leader.

I am good at what I do, I love my profession, hence, I would hate to enter politics to be pressured into changing my whole life because YOU are influence by the common man thinking.

Instead of following the interpetation of the common man, show him how he needs to see beyond that.

VAT hurt. Common man felt it - we all felt it. But VAT was a hell of a lot better than now. If the common man had just been patient, the success of VAT would have opened doors for him, now we are on the brink of bankruptcy. WE are ALL going pay for the bankruptcy.

C'mon its not a matter of "that's his job"!!!!! As an aspiring Prime Minister he should be more carefull in the cases he gets himself into which could hinder his image. Atleast all that the common man can interpret from him representing BEL in such a case is his mere greedy and opportunistic qualities to make more money any way possible. You know that would hurt anyones image.
"Bad is never good until worse happens"

Do you have a job? Ever had to fire someone or a whole department? I have. It was my job - and it hurt like hell. I looked at my staff and told them NO Raise, the company needs to restructure. This life. It does not make me a bad person because my decision hurt someone or some people.

I KNOW the sentiments of people on the street, but my views are NOT influenced by them. I think for myself. Barrow would be a good leader, regardless of what people may think. I know the frustration the ordinary man feel, I also know why. But, that is for another conversation.

As a professional, I think Barrow is an excellent professional. When he is in Government he does a darn good job too, that is what I want in my leaders - A good Job.

That is what would make Barrow a great leader, he always is good at what he does.

do you live in Belize? Doesn't seem so or you would know the sentiments of Belizeans regarding politics these days. They are SICK AND TIRED AND FED UP WITH BOTH PUP AND UDP!!!!! Now tell me, why did Mr. Barrow find it necessary to defend BEL in the appeals court against an ordinary Belizean who only wanted payment back for all his stuff that got damaged?

BelizeanBeauty, those information you repeated are all propaganda of the PUP Leaders against Barrow.

Barrow does not love money more that you or me. IF so, you would have witness the kinds of financial scandal when he was Deputy Prime Minister as you see today. If Barrow is a successful lawyer and can afford material comfort, ONCE HE IS NOT STEALING FROM ME AND YOU, why would you condemn him for making money HONESTLY. I have NO problem if Barrow making money with rich clients, if I was rich, I would hire Barrow too to do my business.

I think Barrow is humble, but confident in his abilities. He said he would NOT take on a ministry if elected Prime Minister, hence allowing others with more qualifications in finance, etc to play a more important role. A confident person can be humble, and there is NO reasons for people to compare themselves to Barrow, we each have strengths and weaknesses. A humble person does not need to pretend he is cool, all he needs to do is be himself.

IT is joke to suggest Barrow is racist. Under one hand racist against everyone, but would be able to lead black like those at KremAmandala. Can you show me an example how Barrow was racist again Chinese, against Garifunas, against Latinos, against Europeans. To suggest that YOU HEAR Barrow refused to grant legal residence to latinos, but did not find time to confirm that, is poor judgement on your part. UNTIL NOW - 15 Years After Barrow Is In Politics, and since Barrow is a BLACK MAN positioned to be Prime Minister, have we heard the word "RACIST" in politics. Before you accuse Barrow of being racist, make sure YOU are not racist. If it is NOT your own idea that Barrow is racist, then make sure the person feeding you that idea does not have a hidden agenda.

Take another shot at it, you have not convinced me.. Barrow would make a great Prime Minister.

Redhead, forgive me for saying this, but I believe that your Leader possesses his good qualities, and bad qualities, like every other person. However, because he is seeking to become Prime Minister, then an analysis of the weaknesses of his character, as compared to the strengths of his character, become particularly important.

Remember that had the people of Belize recognized the weaknesses in Said Musa's character before the 1998 General Elections, then perhaps Said would have had a much more difficult time getting elected. But what people saw then was a pro-socialist, who had worked to build community-based organizations such as SPEAR and UBAD and AMANDALA, and who people believed would have ushered in a new pro-people oriented government.

But when we see Dean Barrow, what we see are:
(1) Brilliant Lawyer, who is undoubtedly prepared to argue a case in accordance with who is paying his salary or who contracts him, regardless of social or moral considerations such as whether the position that he is advancing and arguing for are beneficial to society and the people of Belize as a whole or not (this is SEMI-POSITIVE/NEGATIVE);
(2) Because he is prepared to compromise his ethics, morals, and principles for the sake of material wealth, and prejudice the political interests of his UDP as a Party, then he is a DANGER to the UDP and the people of Belize, because it means that he cherishes money over all and everyone else!!! (this is a VERY BAD QUALITY);
(3) Good Leaders need to have and show Humility in Character, since if they do not possess this, they will never allow others to remind them of their weaknesses in character or the mistakes or "sins" which they are committing. It is dangerous for an individual who does not believe he needs to listen to others to gain power and become all powerful, because then the likelihood of him using that power for the wrong purposes, and not in the interest of the people as a whole is so much greater.;
(4) Belize's latest statistics indicates that by mid-last year (2005), the Latino or Hispanic Population in Belize had exceeded more than 50% of the total population of Belize. The statistics indicate that Latinos are now about 53% of the total population, whilst the Creoles stand at about 22% of the total population. This means that someone like Dean Barrow, who is an ill-reputed RACIST against Latinos, Garifunas, Mayans, Mennonites, Europeans/Whites, Chinese, etc. is NOT an appropriate choice to lead Belize. As a racist, he is better equipped to lead his segment of black British colonial-minded RACIST creoles, such as Kremandala's Evan X. Hyde and others. In fact, young persons like myself understand that Dean Barrow successfully opposed the granting of THOUSANDS of Nationality Certificates to THOUSANDS of Central American Immigrants that had qualified for Belizean Nationality. He did this because he did not want LATINOS/HISPANICS to become MORE POWERFUL as a voting block or population. This shows how discriminatory and vindictive Mr. Barrow can be. This certainly is not a very good quality for a Prime Minister, especially one for a country that is now 53% Hispanic or Latino.
And the list goes on and on and on...

I like to start with FACTS.. not HYPE..

So, list at least THREE reasons for your opinion. Don't give some blanket statement about money, we ALL want more money, and the MORE the merrier.

I know others feel like you do, I would like to know SPECIFIC reasons why, because while I do have CONCERNS about Barrow, I would not attack him like I see many flies do on this forum.

barrow who is all about the money nuh matter what?

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